Posted on 05/03/2026 12:42:07 PM PDT by Libloather
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., is under fire after Spirit Airlines abruptly shut down, with critics citing her claim that blocking a merger that could have saved the troubled carrier was "a Biden win for flyers."
Spirit announced early Saturday it would cease operations immediately, canceling all flights and shutting down customer service, leaving many travelers stranded. The collapse is reigniting debate over whether federal regulators got it wrong in blocking a proposed JetBlue-Spirit merger, with opponents now arguing the decision may have reduced competition and contributed to the airline’s downfall.
"I’ve warned for months that a @JetBlue-@SpiritAirlines merger would have led to fewer flights and higher fares," Warren wrote in a March 2024 post on X. "@JusticeATR and @USDOT were right to stand up for consumers and fight against runaway airline consolidation. This is a Biden win for flyers!"
Biden administration officials made similar arguments at the time. Former Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a March 2024 statement: "The Justice Department proved in court that a merger between JetBlue and Spirit would have caused tens of millions of travelers to face higher fares and fewer choices." He added: "Today’s decision by JetBlue is yet another victory for the Justice Department’s work on behalf of American consumers."
Then-Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter also framed the ruling as a win for consumers: "Our win in court is a victory for U.S. travelers who deserve lower prices and better choices."
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Like the first person to wear an Arrow shirt.
Gen. Custer.
I'm sure she was paid handsomely by someone for that effort.
What’s funny is that in the end, JetBlue could end up with the planes and the routes, and they wouldn’t even have to take in any of the lousy Spirit Airlines management.
Couldn’t happen to a better fraudster. Hope it sinks her with a few voters. Probably just increases her anti-Trump fervor, though. Dems never take personal responsibility.
“Being a Dem means never having to say you’re sorry”
——Love Story (Updated).
“My Mee-maw said I had high cheekbones! Try my Pow-Wow Chow!” —Lizabeth Warpath
Leaving a trail of scalps in her gray beaver path.
Princess Crow Killer bites with sharp arrow.
Please.....I’m in my Gray Beaver stage of life. No more Elizabeth Warren, Gray Beaver posts. I pay good money for those little blue pills. No sense you canceling them out!
Hard to believe she was a republican for most of her life
Took years to degenerate, same as it took years to get that ugly and shrewish. “It Don’t Come Easy”—Ringo Starr song.
“It Don’t Come Easy”—Ringo Starr song.
George wrote it.
you’re kidding! Warren was once a Republican?
Yes, I just meant singing it. I owned the 45 single. Long time favorite. His sentimental and sincere country album Beaucoup of Blues is overlooked but is good.
He just came out with a new country album.
“What Goes On” from Rubber Soul, may very well have been the first “Country Rock” song.
She’s working overtime to bury that fact.
Warren is batshit crazy. How many employees at Spirit? 17,000 now jobless?
RE: Long, Long Road album....
Thanks.
Wow. I actually missed hearing about it. What would I do without the FR people? I don’t want to ponder that.
Sooner or later, proponents of such mergers will have to learn that palms - and more important, which palms - must be greased.
What is her security profile like?
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